find the missing lengths of the sides x=8,y=8 x=8/2,y=8 x=8,y=8/2 x=4/2,y=4/2

Answer 1

From point (8, 8) to point (4, 8) the length is 4. 8 - 4 = 4 and 8 - 8 = 0

From point (8, 8) to point (8, 4) the length is 4. 8 - 8 = 0 and 8 - 4 = 4

Now the next two sides are more complicated.

From point (4, 8) to point (2, 2) gives, 4 - 2 = 2 in the X direction and 8 - 2 = 6 in the Y direction.

To find the length need to use the Pythagorean Theorem C² = A² + B².

The square of the length is 2² + 6² = 4 +36 = 40. The length then is the square root of 40

or 2 times the Square root of 10. =2 x (10)^1/2.

From point (8, 4) to point (2, 2) gives 8-2 = 6 in the X direction and 4 - 2 = 2 in the Y direction.

Using the Pythagorean Theorem will get the same results as the previous side 2 x (10)^1/2.